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URL:https://westonmedia.org/hub/events/nonfiction-book-group-the-stranger-
 in-the-woods-the-extraordinary-story-of-the-last-true-hermit/
SUMMARY:Nonfiction Book Group: The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary
 Story of the Last True Hermit
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion of The Stranger in the Woods: The
 Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel. Copies are
 available at the Circulation Desk and in our eLibrary.\n\nWe will meet
 in-person in the Reading Room. Please register if you would like to receive
 a reminder.\n\n"For readers of Jon Krakauer and The Lost City of Z\, a
 remarkable tale of survival and solitude--the true story of a man who lived
 alone in a tent in the Maine woods\, never talking to another person and
 surviving by stealing supplies from nearby cabins for twenty-seven years.
 In 1986\, twenty-year-old Christopher Knight left his home in
 Massachusetts\, drove to Maine\, and disappeared into the woods. He would
 not have a conversation with another human being until nearly three decades
 later when he was arrested for stealing food. Living in a tent even in
 winter\, he had survived by his wits and courage\, developing ingenious
 ways to store food and water\, to avoid freezing to death. He broke into
 nearby cottages for food\, clothes\, reading material\, and other
 provisions\, taking only what he needed\, but terrifying a community never
 able to solve the mysterious burglaries. Based on extensive interviews with
 Knight himself\, this is a vividly detailed account of the why and how of
 his secluded life--as well as the challenges he has faced returning to the
 world. A riveting story of survival that asks fundamental questions about
 solitude\, community\, and what makes a good life\, and a deeply moving
 portrait of a man who was determined to live his own way\, and
 succeeded"--Publisher description.\nRegistration Required: please visit the
 library calendar to register.
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CATEGORIES:Books, Reading, Writing
LOCATION:Reading Room\, Weston Public Library\, 87 School Street\, Weston\,
 MA\, 02493\, United States
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